Long Road to China - Our Adoption Story

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Phillip Smith or Niki J. Smith's Adoption Account

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Phil or Niki Smith

P.O. Box 332 Rienzi, MS 38865

Friday, April 20, 2012

WEEK 2 Cards for children Info! House fire

(I'm
sorry I've not kept up with the blog as much as I should have!) I've
been posting on FaceBook & most everyone is friends with us there so
I've not been posting here. The date is the actual date this was
typed.

March 29

At the end of February (I think it was 28th), there was a house fire
that involved 3 children & their parents in Booneville. I do not
know this family but I met their cousin 9 years ago while I worked at
the hospital. Their cousin (also named Rena') has always had the biggest
heart & has always helped others!

On the morning of
the fire, the children escaped & were treated/released from the
hospital; however, John & Rena (parents) were not as fortunate. John
& Rena Brumley both suffered burns, smoke inhalation, & other
injuries. They were both sent to the Med. Sadly, Rena Brumley lost her
battle & gained her wings last Friday which was also her eldest
son's birthday. Not only have these children lost their home & all
their possessions, they have now lost their mother & their father is
still in the Med with a long road of recovery. They needs our
prayers! You can read about the fire
here:http://issuu.com/dailycorinthian/docs/022812_corinth_e-edition

Rena's
obituary can be found
here:http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Rena-Brumley&lc=1676&pid=156715656&mid=5044803&locale=en_US

This week these 3 children will be our children for cards.
Hunter, 17 - Rena, his mom, died on his birthday
Gunter, 14
Paden, 11
Address:
24 931 hwy 4 west
Booneville, MS 38829

Their
father, John is still in the med. He needs prayers and support also! It
is my understanding that he was not able to leave the Med to go to his
wife's funeral.

Thank you so much to the ones that sent
letters to Zack last week! For those that didn't, you can still send him
cards. To my knowledge, 4 classes of school children & 1 youth
group sent letters to Zack. I'm estimating he has gotten over 100
letters from your support (these are just the ones I'm aware of being
sent to him)! THANK YOU so much to each of you that sent him cards &
for the teachers/leaders/mentors that got your group to send cards
making his day a little brighter!

My goal is to send even
more letters/cards this week to these 3 siblings to show them our
support & encouragement! I cannot imagine what they are going
through! Please keep this entire family in your prayers! Since I have
not gotten the address, I will wait until Monday to send out the bulk of
cards I get. If you aren't aware of what I'm referring to, please look
in my notes (left under my profile pic) "Help Needed from YOU! Cards for
children"